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008 | 130321s2004 dcua b 001 0 eng | ||
020 | _a0815718381 (cloth : alk. paper) | ||
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_aSaving Social security : _ba balanced approach / _cPeter A. Diamond, Peter R. Orszag. |
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_aWashington, D.C. : _bBrookings Institution Press, _cc2004. |
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_aviii, 287 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm. |
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504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
505 | _aA brief overview of Social Security -- Goals for Social Security reform -- Social Security`s long-term deficit -- A balanced three-part plan to shore up Social Security -- Strengthening Social Security`s effectiveness as social insurance -- Implications of our reform plan for benefits and revenue -- Individual accounts -- Questions and answers about our balanced reform plan -- Conclusions -- Appendixes: A. Social Security and national saving -- B. Trends in retirement age -- C. How the legacy debt arose: A simplified example -- D. Characteristics of tax-favored defined-contribution plans -- E. Should the trust fund invest in the stock market? -- F. Comparisons with models 2 and 3 of the President`s Commission -- G. Memorandum from the Office of the Chief Actuary. | ||
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_aSocial security _zUnited States. |
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_aRetirement income _xGovernment policy _zUnited States. |
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_aOld age pensions _zUnited States. |
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653 | _aInsurance | ||
700 | _aOrszag, Peter R. | ||
856 | _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0410/2003022639.html | ||
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